Co-published by Brill and Social Sciences Academic Press (China), this volume makes available to an international audience thorough discussion of education issues that were at the forefront in
China during 2009. Among the topics addressed in 18 chapters: a national outline for medium and long-term educational reform and development, pre-school education, the "school selection rush"
in primary and secondary schools, distance education, performance-based pay for teachers, corruption in university admissions, and migrant children, among other topics. The appendices include
statistics pertaining to education and educational expenditures during 2008, as well as a chronology of pertinent events. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
